LJ Herman is a former editor at Love What Matters and lives in Colorado. LJ is a concert, ticket and technology enthusiast. He has seen the Dave Mathews Band over one hundred times and counting.
How My Internet Mom Friends Became My Best Friends
“These women know me better than some of my own family members. We’ve had our ups and downs, but there is nothing we wouldn’t do for each other.”
Despite Cancer, Here I Am, Breastfeeding The Son I Was Told I’d Probably Never Have
“I want women to realize that a diagnosis of breast cancer, even an extremely aggressive and rare form, doesn’t always mean your life is over. It is just another chapter.”
It’s Time We Treat Moms And Dads Equally
“I think it’s time we raised our expectations of what a man can do, and afford a little more praise to the moms who actually deserve it.”
Your Kids Do Not Come First—Marriage Is Between Two People, And That’s It
“I’m not saying family isn’t important. I value my family a lot. But what’s best for my kids is a beautiful example of two people who love each other. You can’t put your spouse on the back burner for 18 years and then say, ‘Oh, hey, you can be my Number 1 again.'”
I Am A Stay-At-Home MOM, Not A Housekeeper
“So many men expect the house to be spotless just because their wives stay at home. We as mothers do not give up careers, adult interaction, a paycheck, and sanity to ensure the house shines like the top of the Chrysler building when our husbands walk through the door.”
Mom Raises Awareness After 9-Year-Old Bullied For Being Gay Commits Suicide
“Four days is all it took at school. I could just imagine what they said to him.”
‘Don’t want to sell anything, bake anything, buy anything or avoid fundraising of ANY kind? We feel the same way!’ Mom shares school’s hilarious ‘OPT OUT’ PTO paper we all need
“WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR! My very first thought was, ‘Someone finally gets it. Sign me up!'”
‘From the moment my children were all born, especially my last child, I am constantly told I need to give them FORMULA.’
“’Top him off, he isn’t gaining enough.’ ‘Your milk isn’t in, we must use formula,’ a nurse said while shoving a bottle down my baby’s throat. It’s EVERYWHERE.”
‘We were ready to tell our kids mommy was expecting a baby from her tummy. Their first question was, ‘Will we be able to adopt him?!’’
“I realized our family that was made up entirely of adopted children was now going to be made up of a biological child as well. My heart stopped. A million things ran through my head: What will our children think? Will they lose their sense of security in our family?”
Stay-At-Home Mom Depression Is The Elephant In The Room Nobody Talks About
“No one talks about the isolation. No one talks about the loss of identity. No one talks about the loneliness.”